Event | 
					 The Debate 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Bats Theatre Company, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					Young and Hungry Season | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					1994 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional Cooperative | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					A series of monologues introduce the six characters…. By the play's end we have re-examined the Treaty of Waitangi and witnessed a difficult swap of allegiances. Should Māori be the national language of New Zealand? Two school teams debate. | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							One Act Plays
						
							
						 
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						New Zealand
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						New Zealand
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					40 minute play. New Play Season 25 May - 4 June 1994.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Set | 
					Theatre Aotearoa | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					186741 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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